Oomple Hiring for Scrum Master Service Provider at Ottawa, ON Full Time

Our top government client is looking for a Scrum Master Service Provider to join their team for a remote contract (Expected Start Date is August 2022; Expected End Date – April 2024). The Scrum Master Service Provider is to focus on developing a new and innovative solution for aggregating and displaying company information; will be a facilitator who supports people in applying Agile practices, processes, and behaviours for executing effectively and with quality; raises the performance of delivery teams through impediment management, continuous improvement, and ceremony facilitation.

Top Skills and requirements:

• Minimum 1-3 years as a dedicated Scrum Master
• You have Enhanced Reliability status or eligibility to obtain one
• Completed an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Commerce or Business Administration
• Scrum Alliance or SAFe certification
• Experience working in financial services, banking or insurance industries
• Experience in software development
• Intermediate knowledge of the Agile principles and the Scrum Framework
• Awareness and experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing
• Knowledge and experience with Data Technologies and Concepts.

Responsibilities:

• Support continuous delivery of top priority work
• Adoption and consistent use of agile techniques, tools, and standard practices
• Create a positive working environment for teams to self-organize and raise performance
• Promoting and supporting the use of Agile and Scrum
• Coaching the team on Scrum and Agile theory, practices, rules, and values
• Acting as a servant-leader by advising stakeholders on interacting effectively with an Agile team
• Ensuring that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum Team as well as possible;
• Finding techniques for effective Product Backlog management;
• Helping the Scrum Team understand the need for clear and concise Product Backlog items;
• Understanding product planning in an empirical environment
• Ensuring the Product Owner knows how to arrange the Product Backlog to maximize value
• Understanding and practicing agility
• Coaching the Development Team in self-organization and cross-functionality
• Helping the Development Team to create high-value products
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem-solving
• Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work
• Removing impediments to the Development Team’s progress
• Facilitating Scrum events as requested or needed

If this sounds like you, click APPLY. We can’t wait to meet you!

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $80,000.00-$100,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Have you completed one of the following degrees: Computer Science, Engineering, Commerce or Business Administration?
• Do you have experience working in financial services, banking or insurance industries?
• Are you comfortable working remotely?
• Do you have Enhanced Reliability status or are you eligible to get one?

Experience:

• Scrum Master: 1 year (required)
• Software development: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Scrum Alliance or SAFe certification (required)

Application deadline: 2022-07-25